Thames Water

After ten years of construction, the last of 21 connections has been made between the original Victorian sewers and the new 25km Thames Tideway Tunnel, bringing the entire system online to protect the tidal Thames from sewage pollution.   This final connection is a major milestone in a three-stage infrastructure project to help London's wastewater system cope with a growing population and the impact of climate change.   This £4.5 billion project will reduce sewage overflows into the Thames by as much as 95% and have lasting benefits for biodiversity, recreation and public health.   We know there’s much more to do to protect our rivers, so our focus now turns to what’s next. Find out more at thameswater.co.uk/tideway

We recently showed Social Construct’s Alex Teniola Queenswood around our Mogden sewage treatment works. And with our BBC documentary now live, we want to continue sharing more from our people behind the scenes. Watch the full Social Construct tour to follow our treatment process from flush to finish and find out what happens when you flush wet wipes down the loo. 👉 https://lnkd.in/e5NdkgS5 Watch episode 2: https://lnkd.in/eeQp4e7a

For the last six months, Brinkworth Productions has been filming a two-part ‘fly on the wall’ documentary around our sites. After filming hundreds of hours of footage with hundreds of our colleagues, the first episode will air tonight on BBC2 at 9pm. We’ve taken part in this documentary to show you the Thames Water behind the headlines. Colleagues at all levels across the business are working to deliver the service our customers deserve and secure the funding we need to achieve our turnaround plan. Tune in and you’ll see us be very open about where we are today and the challenges we’re facing for the future. We’d like to say a big thank you to our teams for welcoming the cameras and being open about where we are as a business and the work we’re doing to turn things around. To watch the first episode of Thames Water: Inside the Crisis, switch on BBC2 tonight at 9pm. The second episode airs at the same time tomorrow. https://lnkd.in/dMSZm875

We're pleased that the Court of Appeal has today upheld the High Court's decision to sanction our financial restructuring plan to extend our liquidity runway by up to £3 billion. This is a bridge towards the future. Our focus remains on securing new equity to support the delivery of our ambitious PR24 business plan, turning around our performance and putting our business onto a more stable financial foundation for the long-term.   Today's news demonstrates further progress. We can continue with our planned investment and maintenance of our infrastructure in order to continue to meet our customers’ needs and our environmental responsibilities.   It's important to say that our customers will not be paying for this liquidity extension and it won't impact their bills. It will provide continued investment in our network to fix pipes, upgrade our sewage treatment works, and maintain high-quality drinking water.

Do you want to power up your career and work on projects that truly make a difference? Come along to our exclusive Project Engineering & Management Talent Event and discover how you could be shaping water infrastructure across London and the Thames Valley.    📅 Date: Thursday 27 March 2025  🕙 Morning session: 10am-12pm  🕐 Afternoon session: 1pm-3.30pm  📍 Location: Vauxhall, Central London    If you have experience or an interest in project engineering, project management or related fields, this is your chance to explore career-defining opportunities as well as:    🚀 Network with like-minded professionals and expand your connections  🚀 Learn about upcoming groundbreaking projects and how you can be part of them  🚀 Fast-track your career – interview on the spot for live roles    To secure your place, register your interest and submit your CV here: https://lnkd.in/dCt-8MXc     Spaces are limited, so apply now! We’ll be in touch to confirm your spot and share more event details. 

Our customers care deeply about keeping rivers healthy. We care too. Today marks the next big step in our efforts after the connection of the Thames Tideway Tunnel: a £1.8 billion investment between 2025-2030 to improve river health across London. Where will the money go? We're focusing investment on the tributaries of the Thames, including: Roding, Wandle, Lee and Brent What difference will it make? Programmes will include: > Reducing discharges from 26 sewage overflows to make waterways cleaner and healthier > Renewing pressurised sewers known as rising mains to reduce the risk of pollution affecting streams and rivers in the capital > Five more years of funding for our Outfall Safaris partnership with Zoological Society of London (ZSL) to reduce pollutions on >45 watercourses to the north and south of the Thames > A brand-new £20 million River Health & Community Fund to support local environmental and community groups   And we haven't forgotten about rivers in the Thames Valley and Home Counties... more to come on that soon! Learn more about the next stage of investment in London https://lnkd.in/gjyrZVKh

One of our projects shortlisted for Ofwat’s Innovation Fund includes an investment of almost £1.5m to offer communities better ways to dispose of kitchen fats, oils and grease (FOG). FOGs cause major disruptions across towns and cities each year. The blockages and fatbergs they create quickly clog up our sewers and cause backups in homes and local businesses, creating urban pollution and environmental nightmares.  So it’s vital that we do all we can to tackle the problem. If we’re successful with funding, we’ll partner with local councils and recyclers to create new routes for FOG collection – helping us reduce the strain on sewer systems and avoid future disruption due to blockages. Find out more https://lnkd.in/e5ex7HMT  

We test your water over half a million times a year in our independently accredited labs to make sure it meets the highest standards. That’s why it’s some of the best in the world.    Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/dMcSPf7U

In honour of International Women’s Day #IWD on Saturday, our Head of Scheme Development Georgina Seely has been reflecting on her career as a female engineer in the water industry and sharing her advice for up-and-coming engineers.   Recent statistics from Engineering UK show that the proportion of women working in engineering and technology has dropped to just 15.7%. We want to tackle this with equal opportunities for everyone.   It’s an exciting and busy time for the water sector, as we’re planning record investment in projects that will benefit millions of people – so now’s the perfect time to join.   Read Georgina’s full blog at https://lnkd.in/eaKtVKUY

Over the past five years, we’ve invested £20 million to make our sewers smarter and prevent flooding and pollution. Since installing 20,000 new monitors across our region, we’ve found and cleared an extra 11,500 blocked pipes caused by things like wet wipes and cooking oil. We’re planning to install another 31,000 monitors by 2030. This is just one example of how using the latest data and technology can drive change and improve our service for customers.    Anna Boyles, Head of Environmental Performance at Thames Water, says: "We’re always looking at how we can use data and digital technology to improve the way we work and reduce the impact on our customers and the environment. Our smart sewer network is a major step forward in preventing blockages before they happen, and we’re committed to expanding this work over the coming years." Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eXJiAAhP #SmarterSewers #ThamesWater